Peterson dos Santos Peçanha (born 11 January 1980) is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro São Gonçalo () is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Southeast region. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, having land limits with the municipalities of Niterói, Maricá and Itaboraí, and a maritime ...

, Peçanha began his career with

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

, but did not make any official appearances for the side. In 2001, he signed for

Bangu Atlético Clube Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the western neighbourhood of Bangu, Rio de Janeiro, Bangu. The team plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, S ...

, again failing to have an impact, and subsequently moved on to

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also in

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. Peçanha played for three modest clubs in the next three years: Novo Horizonte Futebol Clube, Ríver Atlético Clube and

São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM) São Raimundo Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as São Raimundo, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 18 November 1918. It competes in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state footba ...

. In 2005, he was bought by F.C. Paços de Ferreira of Portugal, initially as a backup to youth product

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. He made his

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debut for the team against C.D. Nacional, in a 0–1 home loss on 21 August 2005. After impressive performances for the northerners, Peçanha eventually became first choice. In the 2006–07 season, he did not miss one minute of action as the club finished in sixth position,

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for the

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; he continued to start for the duration of his spell. Peçanha changed countries again in July 2008, joining Thrasyvoulos F.C. from

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. After only one season, which ended in relegation from the

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, he returned to Portugal, with

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

. On 16 August 2009, he made his official debut, at

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in the season opener; he earned himself the ''

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'' award in that game, notably saving a

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from

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in a 1–1 draw– the islanders finished in fifth position and qualified for European competition. After leaving the island of

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in the summer of 2012, Peçanha went on to spend several years in the Romanian

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, in representation of

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and

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. He then returned to Portugal, where he played in quick succession for

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese association football, football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of football in ...

(top division),

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and Académica de Coimbra (both in the

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Coaching career

After retiring at the age of 39, Peçanha returned to Paços de Ferreira as a goalkeeper coach. In September 2019, he was appointed manager of Portuguese third-level team C.D. Trofense. Only one month later, after four games and no wins, he was dismissed.

Honours

Individual *

Best goalkeeper: 2014–15

References

External links

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Flapédia profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pecanha, Peterson 1980 births Living people Footballers from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players CR Flamengo footballers Bangu Atlético Clube players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players River Atlético Clube players São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM) footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.S. Marítimo players C.D. Feirense players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Super League Greece players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Liga I players FC Rapid București players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Viitorul Constanța players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian football managers C.D. Trofense managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen